Gabriel Davioud in the context of "Place du Châtelet"

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⭐ Core Definition: Gabriel Davioud

Gabriel Jean Antoine Davioud (French: [ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan ɡabʁijɛl davju]; 30 October 1824 – 6 April 1881) was a French architect, a representative of eclecticism in architecture. He worked closely with Baron Haussmann on the transformation of Paris under Napoleon III during the Second Empire. Davioud is remembered for his numerous contributions to Parisian architecture, notably the now-former Trocadéro Palace, which he co-designed with Jules Bourdais, the two theatres on the Place du Châtelet (Théâtre du Châtelet and Théâtre de la Ville), the Fontaine Saint-Michel, as well as urban amenities such as pavilions, benches and kiosks. These contributions now form an integral part of the style of Haussmann's Paris.

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Gabriel Davioud in the context of Exposition Universelle (1855)

The Exposition Universelle of 1855 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1855 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, from 15 May to 15 November 1855. Its full official title was the Exposition Universelle des produits de l'Agriculture, de l'Industrie et des Beaux-Arts de Paris 1855. It was the first of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937. Nowadays, the exposition's sole physical remnant is the Théâtre du Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées, designed by architect Gabriel Davioud, which originally housed the Panorama National.

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